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Birmingham Excellence Award, 13 Jan 2027

Amy Calvert
Nominated | Birmingham Excellence Award

Amy Calvert

Shaw Education Trust

Royal Sutton Coldfield Education Management Team of 1001-5000
  • Women HR Manager / HR Professional of the Year
  • Women in Education Leadership Award

About Amy

I am a passionate and dedicated People professional who is driven by making a positive difference to people's working lives. I believe that strong relationships, fairness and trust are at the heart of every successful organisation, and I am committed to helping both individuals and leaders achieve the best possible outcomes. I am known for my integrity, resilience and ability to build trusted relationships across all levels of an organisation. Colleagues describe me as approachable, pragmatic and dependable, particularly when navigating complex or sensitive situations. I combine compassion with professionalism, ensuring that people feel supported while maintaining high standards and delivering robust outcomes. What drives me most is helping others succeed. Whether supporting leaders through challenging decisions, managing complex employee relations matters or contributing to organisational improvement, I take pride in creating positive change and making a meaningful impact. Above all, I am known for doing the right thing, remaining calm under pressure and consistently putting people at the centre of everything I do.

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Proudest achievements

  • One of my proudest achievements has been the opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives of staff, leaders and school communities across Shaw Education Trust. Over the years, I have progressed from Regional People Advisor to People Business Partner, becoming a trusted adviser to academy leaders during some of the most challenging situations they face. I have successfully led complex employee relations, disciplinary and safeguarding cases, helping individuals feel supported and heard while ensuring fair, robust and legally compliant outcomes. Through this work, I have helped leaders navigate difficult decisions with confidence, protected staff and students, and strengthened trust in people processes across the organisation.
  • I am equally proud of the wider impact I have had beyond individual cases. By contributing to Trust-wide policies, governance frameworks and leadership support, I have helped create more consistent, effective and people-focused ways of working across multiple academies. The achievement I value most, however, is the reputation I have built as someone who is approachable, dependable and committed to doing the right thing. Knowing that colleagues and leaders trust me to provide guidance, reassurance and support during some of the most difficult moments of their professional lives is something I consider a privilege and one of my greatest accomplishments.

People's Choice

16 days left to vote

Women HR Manager / HR Professional of the Year

106 votes

Women in Education Leadership Award

92 votes

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About Shaw Education Trust

Shaw Education Trust is a multi-academy trust that provides high-quality education to thousands of children and young people across primary, secondary and specialist schools in England. The Trust supports pupils from a wide range of backgrounds and is particularly committed to ensuring that every child, regardless of their circumstances, has the opportunity to achieve their full potential. What makes Shaw Education Trust different is its strong focus on inclusion, innovation and life-changing opportunities. The Trust works to remove barriers to learning, supports some of the most vulnerable children and young people, and invests heavily in developing both its staff and leaders. By combining educational excellence with a commitment to wellbeing and community impact, Shaw Education Trust creates environments where both students and colleagues can thrive, making a lasting difference to the communities it serves.

In Amy's own words

Amy is a very professional, commercially aware individual with strong interpersonal skills. Amy has spent many years working for various well know global Law firms and exceeded in supporting Senior level personnel on a day to day basis. Following redundancy Amy decided to utilise her recruitment and office management experience and start a new career within HR. Amy is CIPD level 3 qualified and is working as a HR Officer for Prince Albert Community Trust. Amy is responsible for all aspects of HR services for the Trust whilst managing and supporting the HR administrators. Amy is a key member of a HR team and prides herself on delivering an excellent HR Service.

From Amy's LinkedIn profile.

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People's Choice

16 days left to vote

Women HR Manager / HR Professional of the Year

106 votes

Women in Education Leadership Award

92 votes

It takes a few seconds and counts straight away.

People's Choice

16 days left to vote

Women HR Manager / HR Professional of the Year

106 votes

Women in Education Leadership Award

92 votes

It takes a few seconds and counts straight away.

Amy's road to the ceremony

  1. Nominated

    Nominated on 3 November 2026

  2. People's Choice voteYou are here

    16 days left to vote

  3. Shortlist announced

    The judges choose the finalists

  4. The awards ceremony

    Wednesday, 13 January 2027 at TBC, Birmingham

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